Arizona Real Estate License Practice Exam 2025 - Free Real Estate Practice Questions and Study Guide

To determine which section is directly north of Section 2 in a township, it's important to understand the layout of sections within a township. In the Public Land Survey System, townships are divided into 36 sections arranged in a grid pattern with six rows and six columns. Each section is one square mile, and the numbering begins in the northeast corner, progressing left to right and then down.

Section 1 is at the top-right corner (northeast), and the sections are numbered in rows such that in the first row you have Sections 1 through 6, the second row contains Sections 7 through 12, and so on. This means:

- Section 1 is at the top (northeast).

- Section 2 is directly to the left (north) of Section 3, and below that same column are Sections 7 and 8.

- As you move down each column of sections, Section 2 is located in the second row, second column of the grid.

Since Section 2 is positioned in the second column of the first row, the section that is directly south of Section 2 would be Section 8, which is in the second column of the second row.

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